Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 285e–10

Aging processes regarding women

Section text and notes

section 285e–1 of this titleThe Director of the Institute, in addition to other special functions specified in and in cooperation with the Directors of the other national research institutes and agencies of the National Institutes of Health, shall conduct research into the aging processes of women, with particular emphasis given to the effects of menopause and the physiological and behavioral changes occurring during the transition from pre- to post-menopause, and into the diagnosis, disorders, and complications related to aging and loss of ovarian hormones in women.

July 1, 1944, ch. 373 Pub. L. 103–43, title VIII, § 802107 Stat. 163 Pub. L. 105–340, title I, § 105112 Stat. 3193 Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(24)120 Stat. 3688 (, title IV, § 445H, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–4822007— struck out subsec. (a) designation before “The Director” and subsec. (b) which read as follows: “For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003. The authorization of appropriations established in the preceding sentence is in addition to any other authorization of appropriation that is available for such purpose.”

Pub. L. 105–3401998— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2007 Amendment

Pub. L. 109–482section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482section 281 of this titleAmendment by applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see , set out as a note under .